Now all we need is a draw on Sunday, then two home wins and we're back on track

[Monty91]

Might even find ourselves back in the top four after that lot, since spurs have man utd next then two away games (including the mighty west brom).

Funny how a win in an essentially pointless competition can make things seem so much better.

[Billy Goat Sverige]

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

http://www.awimb.com/fudforum/index.php?t=tree&goto=3620 151&rid=173&S=b8f9e93d6cabd4f0742b1ae136d468c6 (http://www.awimb.com/fudforum/index.php?t=tree&goto=3620151&rid=173&S=b8f9e93d6cabd4f0742b1ae136d468c6)

[Billy Goat Sverige]

[redgunamo]

[barrybueno]

[Monty91]

[Curly]

[Monty91]

we're still a Champions League club?

[PSRB]

that pretty much leaves everyone else to fight for 1 spot and the fact that we consistently achieve that (or better) is a bit good

[7evens]

[Monty91]

given that every other club bar three (who happen to be mega-rich) have done no better.

[7evens]

http://images.toolstop.co.uk/product/GL11.jpg

[East Upper for Supper]

[redgunamo]

[Billy Goat Sverige]

champions league football, Team B offers £150k a week.

Team B wins.

[Witharby 2-3 weeks]

we are the best of the rest. It is not a trophy but it keeps us in £30 a year. Chances of us wining the league are low whilst City and Chelsea can buy every decent player on the planet. Also add PSG to that list now.

[barrybueno]

Pretty much the norm really, any higher would be an over achievement but any lower would be a disgrace imo

[PSRB]

ideally we'll get both

[Monty91]

the world's best players to Russia and China.

[7evens]

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

Go on, just admit it.

[redgunamo]

what chief executives are for.

[Camp Freddie]

...Given how much those 3 have spent, consistent qualification for the CL is better than good form!

[Witharby 2-3 weeks]

[Hillary]

[PSRB]

and Everton have got a very good 1st XI, we are not entitled to finish 4th

[Witharby 2-3 weeks]

[Maravilloso Marvo]

I do think Billy is wrong in underestimating the lure of CL football to a player.

Man City regularly struggled at the beginning of their money to sign players as they didn't offer CL football. They had to use a two stage approach and sign B class players to establish themselves before replacing them with A class players once they had proved they were serious and were going to be in the CL year in, year out.

[redgunamo]

more important than the ones you already have.

[Witharby 2-3 weeks]

[PSRB]

[redgunamo]

[Witharby 2-3 weeks]

[Curly]

[Curly]

But you'd pay a hefty delivery charge

[Bergkamp's Brain]

finishing below 4th should be viewed as a fail imo

[Billy Goat Sverige]

coming from champions league teams.

Tevez
Dzeko
Adebayor (don't have him now but went there when they weren't in europe)
Kolo Toure
Yaya Toure
David Silva
Balotelli
Kompany

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

I know they splashed out last summer but largely that was negated by the sale of Modric.

You know how we love to bang one out on the basis of nett spend.

[redgunamo]

[Peter]

Years in which liverpool, who certainly are notmega rich, were also better than us for a while.

And it kind of ignores the fact that we are getting worse.

[Monty91]

they would be in the CL within a season, and almost certainly winning trophies before long too.

Us being able to pay an extra £20k a week or whatever, would not be accompanied by that same guarantee.

[Bergkamp's Brain]

[Peter]

Can a meaningless game really carry meaning?

[Red N White Army]

[Hillary]

[Bergkamp's Brain]

[PSRB]

[Red N White Army]

Besides, as has been pointed out before, the 2 needn't be mutually exclusive. If you're good enough for top 4, stands to reason your squad should be good enough for a decent cup run.

[PSRB]

which whilst I don't know for definite I would imagine are quite substantial

[Monty91]

They spent almost £100 million between about 2003 and 2008, but have reined it in since then, thanks partly due to big sales such as Modric.

[redgunamo]

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

Odd how Levy is often looked upon as a clown but appears to do quite a decent job. Are you aware of the general opinion held by Spurs fans on him?

[Red N White Army]

On players who either don't play for us any more or who are not good enough to even make the bench? Different reasons for why we have both sets, but it's definitely over-inflated the wage bill

[PSRB]

I'd be amazed if they weren't paid bonuses for qualifying

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

Not havign that.

[Monty91]

and not making the key purchases that would propel them above us

[PSRB]

he does whine about Levy a lot